"FELDA VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART," SAYS PM

SIK (Malaysia), Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak said his
continued overseeing of the affairs of Federal Land Development Authority
(Felda), founded by his father, was because he had plans to bring the
organisation to the global level.

"When I was a minister, I was also in charge of Felda, like my father (Abdul
Razak Hussein) had.

"Believe me that the Felda community is very close to my heart, just like my
father had been, and there's still the agenda that I need to finish," he said at
a Ramadan thanksgiving function with the Felda settlers here, Thursday.

At the function, more than 4,000 Felda settlers in northern states of Kedah
and Perlis received Eid festive contributions amounting to over RM1.3 million
(US$372,112).
-- BERNAMA